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Matt Gourd @clearpattern

High-quality documentation, online content and rich media for advanced software.

Joined August 2011
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Your documentation platform is missing half its stack: open.substack.com/pub/mattgo…
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Technical writer is the wrong job title: open.substack.com/pub/mattgo…
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Nostalgia dressed as a standard open.substack.com/pub/mattgo…
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The birth of the agentic technical writer tinyurl.com/sm66xtv3
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The AI paradox: Junior developers are being cut now, but the economics demand senior replacements next: open.substack.com/pub/mattgo…
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"Sign in with your passkey" = use Face ID to unlock a cryptographic key you didn't know existed: tinyurl.com/ahxcd72t #passkeys #cybersecurity #UX #authentication #biometrics #FaceID #technology #passwordless #FIDO #userexperience #techconfusion #digitalidentity
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Are we trading freedom for convenience? My latest Substack dives into the quiet ways tech controls our lives → mattgourd.substack.com/publi…
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18 Oct 2023
Cats are good at RegEx
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Using AI to learn coding: idratherbewriting.com/learna…
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techspot.com/news/97306-grav…

Gravity batteries in abandoned mines could power the whole planet, scientists say

A study from the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) proposes that decommissioned mines could be repurposed to operate gravity batteries. Converting old mines could provide...

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An interesting investigation into the possible future impact of ChatGPT on technical writing, by @ellispratt from @CherryleafLtd: cherryleaf.com/2022/12/what-…
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18 Oct 2022
Wow, that’s impressive! The Wix team has edited 7643 error messages to design clear, helpful, respectful and inclusive messaging and error handling. wix-ux.com/when-life-gives-y… #ux #design
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Design your error messages for humans, not machines. @paul_asjes talks about ways to be clear and helpful in your approach to error messaging in his latest blog post: dev.to/stripe/designing-apis….

Designing APIs for humans: Error messages

Good error message, bad error message Error messages are like letters from the tax...

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"Video content generates 1200% more shares than text and images": medium.com/@victorugoonjoku/… Credit goes to @ellispratt for this one!

What Happens to Text in the Age of Video Consumption?

Good writing starts with a piece of roulade and a glass of apple juice. What does this have to do with writing you might ask. Believe me…

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arstechnica.com/information-…

A wide range of routers are under attack by new, unusually sophisticated malware

Router-stalking ZuoRAT is likely the work of a sophisticated nation-state, researchers say.

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How Gen Z is hooked on cryptocurrency and NFTs

A growing number of young people are getting into crypto trading - despite the risks.

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Trumpton @Trump_ton
15 May 2022
Man who doesn't use a computer can't understand how people can work from home
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wired.co.uk/article/russia-h…

Russia Is Being Hacked at an Unprecedented Scale

From “IT Army” DDoS attacks to custom malware, the country has become a target like never before.

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Thanks to @ellispratt and @CherryleafLtd for sharing this super-relevant piece on documentation as product in their October newsletter. lucymarmitchell.medium.com/u…

Understanding Documentation as Product

Why good documentation matters, and the theory of product in language processes.

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